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In the News: The Ear Inn Is 200 Years Old

••• Grub Street ran an ode to the Ear Inn on the occasion of its 200th anniversary. (Favorite part #1: “It was under [Martin] Sheridan’s ownership when the tavern (formerly known as the Green Door because, well, it has a green door) got perhaps its most famous design detail: The BAR sign with half of the B blacked out—making it an E. That not only served as an ode to Ear magazine, a music-themed monthly that was at the time published upstairs, but also helped avoid having to get a permit from the Landmarks Preservation Commission for a brand-new awning.” Favorite part #2: “‘Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane came in and got shit-faced while a limo waited outside,’ recalls Julie Worden, a bartender who’s been tolerating the tippled at Ear for over five years now. ‘There’s nothing subtle about those two.'”)

••• “When [DanceBody] opens at 51 Warren Street in Tribeca, the massive three-story space will house two class studios, a dedicated area for privates and semi-privates, and a women’s locker room.” —Well + Good

••• New York Times visits the Municipal Archives at 31 Chambers. There’s a video, but I didn’t watch it.

••• A penthouse at 70 Vestry went on the market for $65 million. Recently, a penthouse there listed for $50 million sold, but it’s not yet clear for how much. —Curbed